{"id":157322,"date":"2021-05-10T15:55:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=196805"},"modified":"2021-05-10T15:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T15:55:49","slug":"350-org-responds-to-asian-development-banks-new-draft-energy-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/10\/350-org-responds-to-asian-development-banks-new-draft-energy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"350.org Responds to Asian Development Bank\u2019s New Draft Energy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON – The Asian Development Bank has just released its new Draft Energy Policy<\/a> which states that the bank \u201cwill not finance any new coal-fired capacity for power and heat generation or any facilities associated with new coal generation.\u201d In the draft, ADB concedes that its old energy policy \u201cis no longer adequately aligned with the global consensus on climate change, [and the] ongoing global transformation of the energy sector.\u201d<\/p>\n